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Cheng Li Hui (; born 1976) is a Singaporean politician and businesswoman. A member of the governing
People's Action Party The People's Action Party (abbreviation: PAP) is a major conservative centre-right political party in Singapore and is one of the three contemporary political parties represented in Parliament, alongside the opposition Workers' Party (WP) and ...
(PAP), she has been the
Member of Parliament A member of parliament (MP) is the representative in parliament of the people who live in their electoral district. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, this term refers only to members of the lower house since upper house members of ...
(MP) representing the Tampines East division of
Tampines GRC The Tampines Group Representation Constituency is a five-member Group Representation Constituency (GRC) in the eastern region of Singapore. The GRC encompasses Tampines with five divisions: Tampines East, Tampines West, Tampines Central, Tampin ...
since 2015.


Education

Cheng graduated from the
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with a
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degree. She subsequently went on to complete a
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degree at
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.


Career


Political career

Prior to entering politics, Cheng had 12 years of grassroots experience, helping out with the governing
People's Action Party The People's Action Party (abbreviation: PAP) is a major conservative centre-right political party in Singapore and is one of the three contemporary political parties represented in Parliament, alongside the opposition Workers' Party (WP) and ...
with its Meet-the-People Sessions at the Bukit Panjang Branch. Cheng made her political debut in the 2015 general election as part of a five-member PAP team contesting in
Tampines GRC The Tampines Group Representation Constituency is a five-member Group Representation Constituency (GRC) in the eastern region of Singapore. The GRC encompasses Tampines with five divisions: Tampines East, Tampines West, Tampines Central, Tampin ...
and won. She was subsequently elected as the
Member of Parliament A member of parliament (MP) is the representative in parliament of the people who live in their electoral district. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, this term refers only to members of the lower house since upper house members of ...
(MP) representing the Tampines West division of Tampines GRC. She was also appointed Deputy District Advisor in the PAP Women's Wing in 2016.


Business career

Cheng has been serving as Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Hai Leck Holdings since 2012. She is also a board member in Allied Construction, Hai Leck Engineering, Enzo Investment, Hai Leck Development, Hai Leck Holdings and Cheng Capital Holdings.


Personal life

She is the daughter of Cheng Buck Poh, the founder and Executive Chairman of Hai Leck Holdings. She has three siblings; Don Cheng Yao Tong, Cheng Li Chen and Cheng Wee Ling.


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Cheng Li Hui
on
Parliament of Singapore The Parliament of Singapore is the unicameral legislature of the Republic of Singapore, which governs the country alongside the president of Singapore. Largely based upon the Westminster system, the Parliament is made up of Members of Parliam ...
{{DEFAULTSORT:Cheng, Li Hui Living people People's Action Party politicians Singaporean people of Teochew descent Place of birth missing (living people) 1985 births Singaporean women in politics Members of the Parliament of Singapore